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A Personal Retreat : Rest, Reflect, and Restore – 15% discount mid-week
Teacher: Robyn Aitken, Keelan Naidoo, Dirk LamprechtCost: Number of days accommodation
15% discount ends 31 August 2026Dates: 08:00am - 05:00pm
Join us for a personal retreat mid-week and some optional gentle yoga and meditation. Enjoy the tranquillity of the space and embrace the art of doing nothing – seriously. This time out offers a slower rhythm, allowing you to step back from the busyness of life and find peace within.View teacher detailsRobyn Aitkin is a level-3 (300-hour) instructor with a Yoga Alliance International (YAI) certification in Transformational Hatha Yoga, which is a powerful system of yogic techniques (poses, breathing, meditation) that helps keep us naturally happy and healthy, physically and mentally strong and emotionally stable. She is also a Mindful Coach, Sound Bath Guide, WFPB (whole food plant-based) Nutrition Coach. Robyn is resolute in living a life in line with Ahimsa (non-violence) and with kindness towards all sentient beings.Keelan Naidoo did his 200-hour Sivananda yoga teacher training certificate in Kerala, India. He offers a gentle yoga class that is accessible to all, including beginners. He also offers guided meditation sessions ideal for those who are new to meditation and mindfulness practice focusing on the present moment experience, on gratitude and acceptance. Keelan’s calm presence is best for those who are looking to relax, connect and ground themselves.
Dirk Lamprecht guides retreatants in meditation and mindfulness practice by utilising the Himalayan singing bowl with its sound vibrations to align energy centres and to restore mind and body harmony. Dirk’s personal philosophy embraces the core Buddhist practice of Metta (Loving-Kindness): May all beings be healthy, may all beings be happy, may all beings be free from suffering, may all beings be free from the causes of suffering.
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A Personal Retreat : Rest, Reflect, and Restore – 15% discount mid-week
Teacher: Robyn Aitken, Keelan Naidoo, Dirk LamprechtCost: Number of days accommodation
15% discount ends 31 August 2026Dates: 08:00am - 05:00pmJoin us for a personal retreat mid-week and some optional gentle yoga and meditation. Enjoy the tranquillity of the space and embrace the art of doing nothing – seriously. This time out offers a slower rhythm, allowing you to step back from the busyness of life and find peace within.View teacher detailsRobyn Aitkin is a level-3 (300-hour) instructor with a Yoga Alliance International (YAI) certification in Transformational Hatha Yoga, which is a powerful system of yogic techniques (poses, breathing, meditation) that helps keep us naturally happy and healthy, physically and mentally strong and emotionally stable. She is also a Mindful Coach, Sound Bath Guide, WFPB (whole food plant-based) Nutrition Coach. Robyn is resolute in living a life in line with Ahimsa (non-violence) and with kindness towards all sentient beings.Keelan Naidoo did his 200-hour Sivananda yoga teacher training certificate in Kerala, India. He offers a gentle yoga class that is accessible to all, including beginners. He also offers guided meditation sessions ideal for those who are new to meditation and mindfulness practice focusing on the present moment experience, on gratitude and acceptance. Keelan’s calm presence is best for those who are looking to relax, connect and ground themselves.
Dirk Lamprecht guides retreatants in meditation and mindfulness practice by utilising the Himalayan singing bowl with its sound vibrations to align energy centres and to restore mind and body harmony. Dirk’s personal philosophy embraces the core Buddhist practice of Metta (Loving-Kindness): May all beings be healthy, may all beings be happy, may all beings be free from suffering, may all beings be free from the causes of suffering.
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A Personal Retreat : Rest, Reflect, and Restore – 15% discount mid-week
Teacher: Robyn Aitken, Keelan Naidoo, Dirk LamprechtCost: Number of days accommodation
15% discount ends 31 August 2026Dates: 08:00am - 05:00pmJoin us for a personal retreat mid-week and some optional gentle yoga and meditation. Enjoy the tranquillity of the space and embrace the art of doing nothing – seriously. This time out offers a slower rhythm, allowing you to step back from the busyness of life and find peace within.View teacher detailsRobyn Aitkin is a level-3 (300-hour) instructor with a Yoga Alliance International (YAI) certification in Transformational Hatha Yoga, which is a powerful system of yogic techniques (poses, breathing, meditation) that helps keep us naturally happy and healthy, physically and mentally strong and emotionally stable. She is also a Mindful Coach, Sound Bath Guide, WFPB (whole food plant-based) Nutrition Coach. Robyn is resolute in living a life in line with Ahimsa (non-violence) and with kindness towards all sentient beings.Keelan Naidoo did his 200-hour Sivananda yoga teacher training certificate in Kerala, India. He offers a gentle yoga class that is accessible to all, including beginners. He also offers guided meditation sessions ideal for those who are new to meditation and mindfulness practice focusing on the present moment experience, on gratitude and acceptance. Keelan’s calm presence is best for those who are looking to relax, connect and ground themselves.
Dirk Lamprecht guides retreatants in meditation and mindfulness practice by utilising the Himalayan singing bowl with its sound vibrations to align energy centres and to restore mind and body harmony. Dirk’s personal philosophy embraces the core Buddhist practice of Metta (Loving-Kindness): May all beings be healthy, may all beings be happy, may all beings be free from suffering, may all beings be free from the causes of suffering.
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Accepting Change - A Yoga Retreat
Teacher: Christine Withiel, Howard Lipschitz and Mags van StadenCost: 3 days accommodation + R400 surchargeDates:
The only constant in this life is change and yet we still hold onto everything and everyone. The Buddha, Patanjali and the Bhagavad Gita all point to attachment, desire and aversion as sources of our suffering. Our external world is constantly changing and so is our internal world - our body, our thoughts, our feelings and our sense of who we are. So how do we meet these changes rather than resist them? How do we accept what is, adjust to what is unfolding and still find joy, gratitude and contentment amidst the changing circumstances of our lives? Qigong and yoga invite us to meet the body as it is, rather than as we might wish it to be. They give us practical tools to adapt to its changing needs and to cultivate health, balance and vitality in the present moment. Yoga also offers us pranayama, the practice of conscious breathing, which can help to regulate and calm the nervous system, while also awakening and nourishing our experience of prana, the life force that animates us. Meditation offers a way to quieten the mind and create space between our experience and our reactions. Research suggests that regular meditation can bring about measurable changes in the brain, supporting greater calm, resilience and a less reactive way of meeting life. Yoga philosophy takes us deeper, exploring the nature of the mind and offering ways to understand our true nature, our purpose and how we might discover and follow our own unique path through life.On this retreat we will slow down, create space to reflect and explore these different practices and teachings. We will take what resonates, and what can be woven naturally into our own lives - helping us to meet change with greater ease, find joy in the present moment, and appreciate all that we have.
View teacher detailsChristine Withiel has been teaching yoga and training yoga teachers for over 20 years. She was the owner of the Jivananda Yoga Centre in Durban until she emigrated to the UK in 2021. She has been a senior teacher with Akhanda Yoga based in Rishikesh, India and Canada since 2015. She still teaches for them on international yoga teacher trainings. She has developed a course Yoga for the Mature Body which she teaches to yoga teachers around the world. She is passionate about all aspects of yoga and yoga philosophy and how it leads to physical and mental health and well-being into the later years of life.Howard Lipschitz was the co-owner of the Jivananda Yoga Centre in Durban where he taught yoga and qigong. He has been practising and teaching yoga and qigong for over 30 years. He has taught around the world and still has an online class. He is passionate about keeping the body strong and mobile in later years and at the same time cultivating a calm mind.
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A Personal Retreat : Rest, Reflect, and Restore – 15% discount mid-week
Teacher: Robyn Aitken, Keelan Naidoo, Dirk LamprechtCost: Number of days accommodation
15% discount ends 31 August 2026Dates: 08:00am - 05:00pmJoin us for a personal retreat mid-week and some optional gentle yoga and meditation. Enjoy the tranquillity of the space and embrace the art of doing nothing – seriously. This time out offers a slower rhythm, allowing you to step back from the busyness of life and find peace within.View teacher detailsRobyn Aitkin is a level-3 (300-hour) instructor with a Yoga Alliance International (YAI) certification in Transformational Hatha Yoga, which is a powerful system of yogic techniques (poses, breathing, meditation) that helps keep us naturally happy and healthy, physically and mentally strong and emotionally stable. She is also a Mindful Coach, Sound Bath Guide, WFPB (whole food plant-based) Nutrition Coach. Robyn is resolute in living a life in line with Ahimsa (non-violence) and with kindness towards all sentient beings.Keelan Naidoo did his 200-hour Sivananda yoga teacher training certificate in Kerala, India. He offers a gentle yoga class that is accessible to all, including beginners. He also offers guided meditation sessions ideal for those who are new to meditation and mindfulness practice focusing on the present moment experience, on gratitude and acceptance. Keelan’s calm presence is best for those who are looking to relax, connect and ground themselves.
Dirk Lamprecht guides retreatants in meditation and mindfulness practice by utilising the Himalayan singing bowl with its sound vibrations to align energy centres and to restore mind and body harmony. Dirk’s personal philosophy embraces the core Buddhist practice of Metta (Loving-Kindness): May all beings be healthy, may all beings be happy, may all beings be free from suffering, may all beings be free from the causes of suffering.
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Accepting Change - A Yoga Retreat
Teacher: Christine Withiel, Howard Lipschitz and Mags van StadenCost: 3 days accommodation + R400 surchargeDates:The only constant in this life is change and yet we still hold onto everything and everyone. The Buddha, Patanjali and the Bhagavad Gita all point to attachment, desire and aversion as sources of our suffering. Our external world is constantly changing and so is our internal world - our body, our thoughts, our feelings and our sense of who we are. So how do we meet these changes rather than resist them? How do we accept what is, adjust to what is unfolding and still find joy, gratitude and contentment amidst the changing circumstances of our lives? Qigong and yoga invite us to meet the body as it is, rather than as we might wish it to be. They give us practical tools to adapt to its changing needs and to cultivate health, balance and vitality in the present moment. Yoga also offers us pranayama, the practice of conscious breathing, which can help to regulate and calm the nervous system, while also awakening and nourishing our experience of prana, the life force that animates us. Meditation offers a way to quieten the mind and create space between our experience and our reactions. Research suggests that regular meditation can bring about measurable changes in the brain, supporting greater calm, resilience and a less reactive way of meeting life. Yoga philosophy takes us deeper, exploring the nature of the mind and offering ways to understand our true nature, our purpose and how we might discover and follow our own unique path through life.On this retreat we will slow down, create space to reflect and explore these different practices and teachings. We will take what resonates, and what can be woven naturally into our own lives - helping us to meet change with greater ease, find joy in the present moment, and appreciate all that we have.
View teacher detailsChristine Withiel has been teaching yoga and training yoga teachers for over 20 years. She was the owner of the Jivananda Yoga Centre in Durban until she emigrated to the UK in 2021. She has been a senior teacher with Akhanda Yoga based in Rishikesh, India and Canada since 2015. She still teaches for them on international yoga teacher trainings. She has developed a course Yoga for the Mature Body which she teaches to yoga teachers around the world. She is passionate about all aspects of yoga and yoga philosophy and how it leads to physical and mental health and well-being into the later years of life.Howard Lipschitz was the co-owner of the Jivananda Yoga Centre in Durban where he taught yoga and qigong. He has been practising and teaching yoga and qigong for over 30 years. He has taught around the world and still has an online class. He is passionate about keeping the body strong and mobile in later years and at the same time cultivating a calm mind.
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A Personal Retreat : Rest, Reflect, and Restore – 15% discount mid-week
Teacher: Robyn Aitken, Keelan Naidoo, Dirk LamprechtCost: Number of days accommodation
15% discount ends 31 August 2026Dates: 08:00am - 05:00pmJoin us for a personal retreat mid-week and some optional gentle yoga and meditation. Enjoy the tranquillity of the space and embrace the art of doing nothing – seriously. This time out offers a slower rhythm, allowing you to step back from the busyness of life and find peace within.View teacher detailsRobyn Aitkin is a level-3 (300-hour) instructor with a Yoga Alliance International (YAI) certification in Transformational Hatha Yoga, which is a powerful system of yogic techniques (poses, breathing, meditation) that helps keep us naturally happy and healthy, physically and mentally strong and emotionally stable. She is also a Mindful Coach, Sound Bath Guide, WFPB (whole food plant-based) Nutrition Coach. Robyn is resolute in living a life in line with Ahimsa (non-violence) and with kindness towards all sentient beings.Keelan Naidoo did his 200-hour Sivananda yoga teacher training certificate in Kerala, India. He offers a gentle yoga class that is accessible to all, including beginners. He also offers guided meditation sessions ideal for those who are new to meditation and mindfulness practice focusing on the present moment experience, on gratitude and acceptance. Keelan’s calm presence is best for those who are looking to relax, connect and ground themselves.
Dirk Lamprecht guides retreatants in meditation and mindfulness practice by utilising the Himalayan singing bowl with its sound vibrations to align energy centres and to restore mind and body harmony. Dirk’s personal philosophy embraces the core Buddhist practice of Metta (Loving-Kindness): May all beings be healthy, may all beings be happy, may all beings be free from suffering, may all beings be free from the causes of suffering.
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Accepting Change - A Yoga Retreat
Teacher: Christine Withiel, Howard Lipschitz and Mags van StadenCost: 3 days accommodation + R400 surchargeDates:The only constant in this life is change and yet we still hold onto everything and everyone. The Buddha, Patanjali and the Bhagavad Gita all point to attachment, desire and aversion as sources of our suffering. Our external world is constantly changing and so is our internal world - our body, our thoughts, our feelings and our sense of who we are. So how do we meet these changes rather than resist them? How do we accept what is, adjust to what is unfolding and still find joy, gratitude and contentment amidst the changing circumstances of our lives? Qigong and yoga invite us to meet the body as it is, rather than as we might wish it to be. They give us practical tools to adapt to its changing needs and to cultivate health, balance and vitality in the present moment. Yoga also offers us pranayama, the practice of conscious breathing, which can help to regulate and calm the nervous system, while also awakening and nourishing our experience of prana, the life force that animates us. Meditation offers a way to quieten the mind and create space between our experience and our reactions. Research suggests that regular meditation can bring about measurable changes in the brain, supporting greater calm, resilience and a less reactive way of meeting life. Yoga philosophy takes us deeper, exploring the nature of the mind and offering ways to understand our true nature, our purpose and how we might discover and follow our own unique path through life.On this retreat we will slow down, create space to reflect and explore these different practices and teachings. We will take what resonates, and what can be woven naturally into our own lives - helping us to meet change with greater ease, find joy in the present moment, and appreciate all that we have.
View teacher detailsChristine Withiel has been teaching yoga and training yoga teachers for over 20 years. She was the owner of the Jivananda Yoga Centre in Durban until she emigrated to the UK in 2021. She has been a senior teacher with Akhanda Yoga based in Rishikesh, India and Canada since 2015. She still teaches for them on international yoga teacher trainings. She has developed a course Yoga for the Mature Body which she teaches to yoga teachers around the world. She is passionate about all aspects of yoga and yoga philosophy and how it leads to physical and mental health and well-being into the later years of life.Howard Lipschitz was the co-owner of the Jivananda Yoga Centre in Durban where he taught yoga and qigong. He has been practising and teaching yoga and qigong for over 30 years. He has taught around the world and still has an online class. He is passionate about keeping the body strong and mobile in later years and at the same time cultivating a calm mind.
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A Personal Retreat : Rest, Reflect, and Restore – 15% discount mid-week
Teacher: Robyn Aitken, Keelan Naidoo, Dirk LamprechtCost: Number of days accommodation
15% discount ends 31 August 2026Dates: 08:00am - 05:00pmJoin us for a personal retreat mid-week and some optional gentle yoga and meditation. Enjoy the tranquillity of the space and embrace the art of doing nothing – seriously. This time out offers a slower rhythm, allowing you to step back from the busyness of life and find peace within.View teacher detailsRobyn Aitkin is a level-3 (300-hour) instructor with a Yoga Alliance International (YAI) certification in Transformational Hatha Yoga, which is a powerful system of yogic techniques (poses, breathing, meditation) that helps keep us naturally happy and healthy, physically and mentally strong and emotionally stable. She is also a Mindful Coach, Sound Bath Guide, WFPB (whole food plant-based) Nutrition Coach. Robyn is resolute in living a life in line with Ahimsa (non-violence) and with kindness towards all sentient beings.Keelan Naidoo did his 200-hour Sivananda yoga teacher training certificate in Kerala, India. He offers a gentle yoga class that is accessible to all, including beginners. He also offers guided meditation sessions ideal for those who are new to meditation and mindfulness practice focusing on the present moment experience, on gratitude and acceptance. Keelan’s calm presence is best for those who are looking to relax, connect and ground themselves.
Dirk Lamprecht guides retreatants in meditation and mindfulness practice by utilising the Himalayan singing bowl with its sound vibrations to align energy centres and to restore mind and body harmony. Dirk’s personal philosophy embraces the core Buddhist practice of Metta (Loving-Kindness): May all beings be healthy, may all beings be happy, may all beings be free from suffering, may all beings be free from the causes of suffering.
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Accepting Change - A Yoga Retreat
Teacher: Christine Withiel, Howard Lipschitz and Mags van StadenCost: 3 days accommodation + R400 surchargeDates:The only constant in this life is change and yet we still hold onto everything and everyone. The Buddha, Patanjali and the Bhagavad Gita all point to attachment, desire and aversion as sources of our suffering. Our external world is constantly changing and so is our internal world - our body, our thoughts, our feelings and our sense of who we are. So how do we meet these changes rather than resist them? How do we accept what is, adjust to what is unfolding and still find joy, gratitude and contentment amidst the changing circumstances of our lives? Qigong and yoga invite us to meet the body as it is, rather than as we might wish it to be. They give us practical tools to adapt to its changing needs and to cultivate health, balance and vitality in the present moment. Yoga also offers us pranayama, the practice of conscious breathing, which can help to regulate and calm the nervous system, while also awakening and nourishing our experience of prana, the life force that animates us. Meditation offers a way to quieten the mind and create space between our experience and our reactions. Research suggests that regular meditation can bring about measurable changes in the brain, supporting greater calm, resilience and a less reactive way of meeting life. Yoga philosophy takes us deeper, exploring the nature of the mind and offering ways to understand our true nature, our purpose and how we might discover and follow our own unique path through life.On this retreat we will slow down, create space to reflect and explore these different practices and teachings. We will take what resonates, and what can be woven naturally into our own lives - helping us to meet change with greater ease, find joy in the present moment, and appreciate all that we have.
View teacher detailsChristine Withiel has been teaching yoga and training yoga teachers for over 20 years. She was the owner of the Jivananda Yoga Centre in Durban until she emigrated to the UK in 2021. She has been a senior teacher with Akhanda Yoga based in Rishikesh, India and Canada since 2015. She still teaches for them on international yoga teacher trainings. She has developed a course Yoga for the Mature Body which she teaches to yoga teachers around the world. She is passionate about all aspects of yoga and yoga philosophy and how it leads to physical and mental health and well-being into the later years of life.Howard Lipschitz was the co-owner of the Jivananda Yoga Centre in Durban where he taught yoga and qigong. He has been practising and teaching yoga and qigong for over 30 years. He has taught around the world and still has an online class. He is passionate about keeping the body strong and mobile in later years and at the same time cultivating a calm mind.
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A Personal Retreat : Rest, Reflect, and Restore – 15% discount mid-week
Teacher: Robyn Aitken, Keelan Naidoo, Dirk LamprechtCost: Number of days accommodation
15% discount ends 31 August 2026Dates: 08:00am - 05:00pmJoin us for a personal retreat mid-week and some optional gentle yoga and meditation. Enjoy the tranquillity of the space and embrace the art of doing nothing – seriously. This time out offers a slower rhythm, allowing you to step back from the busyness of life and find peace within.View teacher detailsRobyn Aitkin is a level-3 (300-hour) instructor with a Yoga Alliance International (YAI) certification in Transformational Hatha Yoga, which is a powerful system of yogic techniques (poses, breathing, meditation) that helps keep us naturally happy and healthy, physically and mentally strong and emotionally stable. She is also a Mindful Coach, Sound Bath Guide, WFPB (whole food plant-based) Nutrition Coach. Robyn is resolute in living a life in line with Ahimsa (non-violence) and with kindness towards all sentient beings.Keelan Naidoo did his 200-hour Sivananda yoga teacher training certificate in Kerala, India. He offers a gentle yoga class that is accessible to all, including beginners. He also offers guided meditation sessions ideal for those who are new to meditation and mindfulness practice focusing on the present moment experience, on gratitude and acceptance. Keelan’s calm presence is best for those who are looking to relax, connect and ground themselves.
Dirk Lamprecht guides retreatants in meditation and mindfulness practice by utilising the Himalayan singing bowl with its sound vibrations to align energy centres and to restore mind and body harmony. Dirk’s personal philosophy embraces the core Buddhist practice of Metta (Loving-Kindness): May all beings be healthy, may all beings be happy, may all beings be free from suffering, may all beings be free from the causes of suffering.